The Sounds Around Town - Hardcover

What do you hear when you walk outside? This story follows a baby through his day in the city, focusing on the many sounds that he hears. From birdsong in the morning to the hubbub of traffic on the streets and the sounds and smells of the market and cafe, this simple, interactive picture book will open up your ears! This title promotes interaction as young listeners repeat the sound words in the pictures, and features familiar everyday settings, both interior and exterior. Gift market: Maria Carluccio's stylish and warm-hearted collage scenes offer an engaging view of life in town for a small child. Maria Carluccio's first picture book, "Skip through the Seasons" (PB: 978-1-90523-670-1 , and new in BB: 9-7818-4686-397-4), was a Practical Pre-School Silver Award winner, 2005.

Maria Carluccio has studied art all over the world, and has also taught drawing and illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Maria finds her inspiration in everything around her, from the knick-knacks she collects in flea markets to scraps of interesting paper she finds on the streets. She lives in New York with her young daughter. She is also the illustrator of Skip Through the Seasons (PB: 978-1-90523-670-1 BB: 9-7818-4686-397-4).